DIEGO FERNANDO ANDRADE SANCHEZ ID 469946

ACTIVITY 2
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

1. Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means the same as the
first. Use ago, for and since.

a. My boyfriend went away in January.

b. My boyfriend has been away SINCE January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

d. This restaurant has been here FOR six months.

e. I started this job in June.

f. I’ve worked here SINCE June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.

h. We’ve had this car FOR five months.

i. Ali left on Tuesday.

j. I haven’t seen Ali SINCE Tuesday.

k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.

l. I left that flat two years AGO .

2. Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".

a. SINCE the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go back to her.
b. You have worked well SINCE the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips FOR the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool FOR over ten years.
e. Those two have been married SINCE 1985. They are the happiest couple I know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace FOR a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job SINCE you decided to resign from that
accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister SINCE Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied FOR longer than any other student in her class for this exam.
j. SINCE I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The doctors can't
explain it!